Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 9:43 PM AKDT (05:43 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km W of Tonsina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-15 05:43:22 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.543° N, 146.515° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
56

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1887 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1865 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.624 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1905 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.516 km W of Gulkana, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.816 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.813 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.214 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4

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